clouding

Verb

cloud (third-person singular simple present clouds, present participle clouding, simple past and past participle clouded)

1. (intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.
   • The glass clouds when you breathe on it.

   Synonyms:

   fog, gloom

2. (transitive) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.
   • The sky is clouded.

   Synonyms:

   becloud

3. Of the breath, to become cloud; to turn into mist.
   • The horses stamping
     Their warm breath clouding
     In the sharp and frosty morning
     Of the day.1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull

   Synonyms:

   fog, mist

4. (transitive) To make obscure.
   • All this talk about human rights is clouding the real issue.

   Synonyms:

   becloud, bedarken, bedim, fog

5. (transitive) To make less acute or perceptive.
   • Your emotions are clouding your judgement.
6. (transitive) To make gloomy or sullen.
   • One day too late, I fear me, noble lord,
     Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

   Synonyms:

   begloom, engloom

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